Oil-cloth and carpet fastener



(Mode'L) J. T. GILMORE.

OIL CLOTH AND QARPBTTASTENER. No; 268.397. Patented Dec. 5, 1882.

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NITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. GILMORE, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

OIL-CLOTH AND CARPET FA-STEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,397, dated December 5, 1882.

Application filed July 20, 1882. (Modem To all whom it may concern Be itknown that 1, JAMES T. GILMORE, of Painesville, in the county of Lake and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Binding for Oil- Cloth; and I hereby claim that the following is a full, clear, and complete description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

The nature of my invention relates to a metallic binding for oil and other floor cloth, 850.; and it consists of a peculiarly-formed strip and corner pieces or caps, which are attached to the edge and corners of the cloth, the construction of which is hereinafter set forth and de scribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which-- Figure l is a top view of the strip and corner-cap attached to the oil-cloth. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the strips without the cornercap. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the strip, corner-cap, and oil-cloth in the direction of the line at at in Fig. 1. Fig. dis an inside end view of the corner-cap.

Like letters of reference denote like parts in the drawings. v

I am aware that to protect oil-cloth metallic corners have been known and used; but what distinguishes-my improvement from others is the peculiar construction and arrangement, as hereinafter set forth, for oil and floor cloth binding.

The strip A, Figs. 1 and 2, is rolled or stamped out from thin zinc, brass, or other suitable metal with one or more beads, a a, extending along the length of the strip near the edge, as seen in the drawings. The outer edge of the strip is bent or curved down at b, as seen in Figs. 2, 3. This curve or bend covers or protects the edge of the cloth, as seen in the drawings, and thereby shields it from the wear and tear to which it is ordinarily subjected. The carpet is bound around on the sides, near the edges, with the strips A.

In Fig. 1, B represents the oil-cloth, carpet, or its equivalent with the strips applied thereto, and at the corners is seen the corner plate or cap O, a detached View of which is represented in Fig. 4c. This angular corner-cap, Fig. 4, is struck or swaged up by means of dies from thin brass, zinc, or other metal suitable for I this purpose. This corner-cap is so formed as to fit down over the junction of the two strips at the corners, as seen in Fig. 1. -The outer edge of the corner-cap is bent or curved into a flange, 0, so as to lap'down over the outside edges, I), of the strips, as seen in Fig. 3. This flange extends entirely around the outside angle or edge of the corner-cap, as seen at c, Fig. 4. In the under side of the corner piece or cap are grooves 01 d, which fit down over the beads 01. a, as indicated at d d, Fig. 3.

On the inside edges of the cap 0 are angular flanges c c, which meet at the inside corner, D, Fig. 1, and the piece f, which extends across from the flange e to 6, forms a brace for strengthening the angle of the corner-cap (J.

When the strips are in place upon the oilcloth, with the corner-plate O fitted down over them, they are securely held at the ends by l the flange c of the cap G on one side, the angular flanges e c on the other, and by the beads a a in the grooves 01 d, and secured to the floor with the oil-cloth by means of tacks or pins through the holes 9, passingthrough the strips and corner-caps.

The heads a a. andgrooves d d serve a twofold purpose: first, that of securing additional strength or stiffness to the pieces, and thereby greater security for the floor-cloth; second, the lapping and fitting together of the beads into the grooves in the caps add greatly in jointly securing and strengthening the several parts together without the beads and grooves referred to. The several pieces are less ornamental and are liable to break or bend out of place.

The strips may be used separately for binding oil-cloth and other, carpets of similar nature.

What I claim as myinventioh, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--' y In combination with the binding-strips A A, a corner-cap adapted to fit down uponv and cover the cornerjunction oi the said strips, and having its outer edge bent downward, forming a flange, c, and a depressed interior edge,f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. GILMORE.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, J. H. BURRIDGE. 

